diff --git a/core/state/statedb.go b/core/state/statedb.go
index acdad20481..cfb692e6b3 100644
--- a/core/state/statedb.go
+++ b/core/state/statedb.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package state
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"maps"
 	"math/big"
@@ -73,6 +74,16 @@ func (m *mutation) isDelete() bool {
 	return m.typ == deletion
 }
 
+type arbFiltered int
+
+const (
+	unFiltered arbFiltered = iota
+	txFiltered
+	blockFiltered
+)
+
+var ErrArbTxFilter error = errors.New("internal error")
+
 // StateDB structs within the ethereum protocol are used to store anything
 // within the merkle trie. StateDBs take care of caching and storing
 // nested states. It's the general query interface to retrieve:
@@ -86,6 +97,7 @@ func (m *mutation) isDelete() bool {
 // commit states.
 type StateDB struct {
 	arbExtraData *ArbitrumExtraData // must be a pointer - can't be a part of StateDB allocation, otherwise its finalizer might not get called
+	arbTxFilter  arbFiltered
 
 	db         Database
 	prefetcher *triePrefetcher
@@ -219,6 +231,19 @@ func New(root common.Hash, db Database, snaps *snapshot.Tree) (*StateDB, error)
 	return sdb, nil
 }
 
+func (s *StateDB) FilterTx(withBlock bool) {
+	if s.arbTxFilter == unFiltered {
+		s.arbTxFilter = txFiltered
+		if withBlock {
+			s.arbTxFilter = blockFiltered
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func (s *StateDB) IsTxInvalid() bool {
+	return s.arbTxFilter == txFiltered
+}
+
 // SetLogger sets the logger for account update hooks.
 func (s *StateDB) SetLogger(l *tracing.Hooks) {
 	s.logger = l
@@ -835,6 +860,9 @@ func (s *StateDB) RevertToSnapshot(revid int) {
 	revision := s.validRevisions[idx]
 	snapshot := revision.journalIndex
 	s.arbExtraData.unexpectedBalanceDelta = new(big.Int).Set(revision.unexpectedBalanceDelta)
+	if s.arbTxFilter == txFiltered {
+		s.arbTxFilter = unFiltered
+	}
 
 	// Replay the journal to undo changes and remove invalidated snapshots
 	s.journal.revert(s, snapshot)
@@ -1220,6 +1248,9 @@ func (s *StateDB) GetTrie() Trie {
 // The associated block number of the state transition is also provided
 // for more chain context.
 func (s *StateDB) Commit(block uint64, deleteEmptyObjects bool) (common.Hash, error) {
+	if s.arbTxFilter == blockFiltered {
+		return common.Hash{}, ErrArbTxFilter
+	}
 	// Short circuit in case any database failure occurred earlier.
 	if s.dbErr != nil {
 		return common.Hash{}, fmt.Errorf("commit aborted due to earlier error: %v", s.dbErr)
diff --git a/core/vm/interface.go b/core/vm/interface.go
index 9b7e26ad59..f36fc8ffcc 100644
--- a/core/vm/interface.go
+++ b/core/vm/interface.go
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@ type StateDB interface {
 	// Arbitrum: preserve old empty account behavior
 	CreateZombieIfDeleted(common.Address)
 
+	// Arbitrum
+	FilterTx(bool)
+	IsTxInvalid() bool
+
 	Deterministic() bool
 	Database() state.Database